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Politico said European officials don't seem to be very concerned about the possibility that the mainland's green energy agenda might make it vulnerable to Chinese aggression in the future. [emphasis, links added] Politico reported that Trump administration officials met with a group of European officials in Britain in early April to warn Europeans that China is using Western climate policies to achieve its own geopolitical goals. Despite the Trump administration’s warnings and recent European experience relying on the energy of vicious actors, European officials mostly shrugged and showed that the continent still intends to make its energy system green in…
On April 28, 2025, a catastrophic blackout plunged millions of people in Spain and Portugal into chaos. [emphasis, links added] The power outage is the largest in recent memory in Europe, attacking shortly after noon, immediately disconnecting power supplies and destroying transportation, health care and communications throughout the Iberian Peninsula. Traffic lights turned dark, nearly 400 flights at Madrid Airport were postponed or cancelled, and hospitals scrambled to keep emergency systems running. Spain's national railway Renfe completely stopped, leaving passengers stranded for hours. This disaster is not caused by extreme weather or natural disasters, it is caused by dangerous instability…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (Rs.D. [emphasis, links added] At the end of the term, former President Joe Biden granted California’s Environmental Protection Agency exemption to enable it to implement regulations that would effectively require 80% of cars to be free of emissions by 2035. The exemption allows California to develop its own standard rules for automatic emissions rather than complying with national standards. California, as a disproportionate disproportionate in the U.S. economy, often has the ability to shape national business practices. For example, Automakers tend to comply with California Air Resources Commission regulations rather than more tolerant national emission…
A landmark policy developed by members of the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) in April will tax international shippers based on the carbon content of their fuel. The draft policy will be completed by the end of 2025. It is undeniable that the agreement reached at the 83rd meeting of the IMO Marine Environmental Protection Commission was a compromise – criticized by activists and oil-rich countries. However, it is also undeniable historical. As the organization said, “The IMO Net-Zero framework is the first in the world to combine mandatory emission restrictions and [greenhouse gas] Pricing across the industry. ”…
Transcript: Curry, stir-fry, sushi, jambalaya…anything on the menu tonight, has a good chance of including rice. Schnürer: “Rice is eaten by many people on the earth.” Anna Schnürer of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences said that as the population grows, demand for grains is growing. But producing rice usually emits a lot of methane—a powerful global warming gas. Methane is produced by microorganisms that thrive in floods of rice cultivation. They break down organic compounds, which are secreted by the root portion of rice plants, and release methane in the process. So, Schnürer and her team identified a rice…
The massive cuts that affect Spain and Portugal are reminding people that for whatever reason, the power grid collapses in modern society. [emphasis, links added] From supermarket checkout to air traffic control systems, everything stopped. Railway transport on the Iberian Peninsula was paralyzed for several hours. On the road, traffic lights malfunctioned, causing huge jam, and in Madrid, the metro closed the station. Mobile phones and internet networks crashed, and stores closed when electronic farming failed. The governments of these two countries are clearly pronounced by little by little, and there are no obvious emergency plans. Rumors about cyberattacks have…
Every day, Kalpana Suryawanshi, 48, looks in the mirror and whispers: “I look older than mine.” Eight years ago, she was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Her health has since deteriorated, attributed to working in the fields, growing crops, harvesting produce, and carrying a lot of cattle feed while increasing cattle. During this time, she often felt dizzy and weak due to temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius (104 F) in Nandani village in Maharashtra, India. Causes are known to affect cognitive function, cardiovascular health, and renal function, and a growing number of studies have shown that exposure to increased temperatures…
Another region of the world has failed to cooperate with the artificial “global” warming narrative. [emphasis, links added] According to the constructed climate model, it is believed that changes in carbon dioxide concentration are the driving force of climate. At the same time as the rise of atmospheric carbon dioxide, Central Africa should have been warming. However, the scientist (matter Wait, 2025) Trends for reconstruction of paleoplant using BRGDGT (branched glycerol didimethylglycerol triethyl ether) agent have been determined The test sites in the Cameroon region may be colder today than at any other time in the past 7,000 years. Today's…
Transcript: The Brian waters of the Great Salt Lake in Utah fluctuate up and down every year. But overall, lake levels have been declining over the past few decades. In 2022, the lake has reached its lowest level since measurements began in 1847. Loikith: “This is the lowest record recorded on a fairly long record, so it's very noteworthy.” Paul Loikith of Portland State University and colleagues investigate why lakes fall so low. They found that most of the droplets were caused by reduced flow into the lake. But warm temperatures also cause more water to evaporate from the lake.…
Interior Minister Doug Burgum advocates increasing the use of fossil fuels to power advances in artificial intelligence, saying that losing to China in the AI race is the biggest “existent threat” to the United States at present. [emphasis, links added] “We need more electricity to win the AI arms race against China.” Burgum said stressing the government's position to gain more base load power at the Washington State World Economic Summit in Sembourg on Friday Burgum said that if past government strategies will focus on accelerated broadcasting strategies on fossil fuels, such as coal and renewable energy, the U.S. has…